INNOCENCE PROJECT INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: INNOCENCE PROJECT INC (EIN 32-0077563)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-01-19
IRS object ID: 201840199349301004
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-01-19T14:07:55-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	231144520	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TAIT WELLER & BAKER LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1818 MARKET STREET SUITE 2400	AddressLine1Txt
City	PHILADELPHIA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	19103	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	320077563	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE INNOCENCE PROJECT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INNO	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2123645340	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET SUITE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10013	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CANDICE CARNAGE	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2123645340	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-01-19	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	STACY CULLEN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00974308	PTIN
Phone	2159798800	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-01-19	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CANDICE CARNAGE	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET SUITE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10013	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$21,682,050	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.INNOCENCEPROJECT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2003	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	NY	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	DEDICATED TO EXONERATING THE WRONGFULLY CONVICTED AND REFORMING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	18	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	18	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	85	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	30	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$14,885,515	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$15,595,492	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$112,959	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$237,619	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$29,305	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$58,884	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$15,027,779	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$15,891,995	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$6,939,475	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$7,843,903	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$65,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$64,117	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$1,093,398	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$3,875,965	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$4,174,647	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$10,880,440	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$12,082,667	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,147,339	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$3,809,328	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,111,511	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,837,374	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,221,470	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,273,276	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$20,890,041	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$25,564,098	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE INNOCENCE PROJECT, INC. IS A NATIONAL NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO EXONERATING INNOCENT PEOPLE THROUGH DNA TESTING AND REFORMING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM TO PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1992 AS A LEGAL CLINIC AT CARDOZO SCHOOL OF LAW AT YESHIVA UNIVERSITY AND INCORPORATED AS ITS OWN 501(C)3 ORGANIZATION IN 2004. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT MAINTAINS A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH CARDOZO THROUGH ITS CLINIC, WHICH TRAINS LAW STUDENTS IN INNOCENCE-RELATED MATTERS. TO DATE, 351 PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN EXONERATED BY DNA TESTING, INCLUDING 20 WHO SERVED TIME ON DEATH ROW. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKED ON MORE THAN 200 OF THOSE CASES. THE EXONEREES REFLECT THE NATION'S ETHNIC AND SOCIOECONOMIC DIVERSITY, BUT A DISPROPORTIONATE NUMBER ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR. THE 351 EXONEREES SPENT A COMBINED TOTAL OF 4,788 YEARS IN PRISON FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,859,881	ExpenseAmt
Desc	LEGAL SERVICES (INCLUDES LEGAL, INTAKE AND SOCIAL WORK): THE INNOCENCE PROJECT LEVERAGES THE FACT-FINDING SCIENCE OF DNA TESTING TO EXPOSE ERRORS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND TO EXONERATE PEOPLE IN PRISON OR ON DEATH ROW FOR CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT. TO DETERMINE WHICH CASES WE CAN ACCEPT, OUR STEADFAST INTAKE TEAM REVIEWS AN ESTIMATED 2,400 LETTERS ANNUALLY FROM INCARCERATED PEOPLE REQUESTING INVESTIGATION INTO THEIR INNOCENCE CLAIMS. THE TEAM THEN COLLABORATES CLOSELY WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO DETERMINE WHETHER DNA TESTING CAN PROVE INNOCENCE. ONCE CASES ARE ACCEPTED, OUR STAFF ATTORNEYS WORK WITH CARDOZO LAW SCHOOL CLINIC STUDENTS TO INVESTIGATE THE CASES, TO FIND BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE AND TO GAIN ACCESS TO POST-CONVICTION TESTING THROUGH AGREEMENTS OR COURT ORDERS. WHEN DNA RESULTS PROVE OUR CLIENTS' INNOCENCE, WE SEEK THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2017, WE EXONERATED SIX MEN OF CRIMES THEY DID NOT COMMIT AND WORKED TO FREE MANY MORE. TO DATE THE INNOCENCE PROJECT HAS HELPED FREE MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE. FOR EACH EXONERATION CASE, INNOCENCE PROJECT SOCIAL WORKERS HELPED CLIENTS REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND PROVIDED ASSISTANCE TO SECURE HOUSING, DAY-TO-DAY TRANSPORTATION, CRITICAL MEDICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH CARE, AND SUPPORT IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT REPRESENTED 234 CLIENTS AND THE SOCIAL WORK TEAM WORKED WITH 45 FORMER CLIENTS DURING THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,281,633	ExpenseAmt
Desc	POLICY: THE INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS WITH CONGRESS, STATE LEGISLATURES AND COURTS, EXECUTIVE AGENCIES, LOCAL LEADERS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO PASS LAWS, POLICIES AND RULES TO REVEAL AND PREVENT WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS. OUR POLICY PRIORITIES REFLECT THE LESSONS LEARNED FROM DNA EXONERATIONS AND ADDRESS THE CONTRIBUTORS TO WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE: EYEWITNESS MISIDENTIFICATION, INVALIDATED AND IMPROPER FORENSIC SCIENCE, FALSE CONFESSIONS, INCENTIVIZED WITNESSES, GOVERNMENT MISCONDUCT, INADEQUATE DEFENSE, AND RACISM AND RACIAL BIAS. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT WORKS TO ENSURE FAIR ACCESS TO POST-CONVICTION DNA TESTING AND PRESERVATION OF BIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FOR TESTING, AS WELL AS LEGAL MECHANISMS FOR INNOCENT PEOPLE SEEKING RELIEF THROUGH NEW NON-DNA EVIDENCE. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR LAWS THAT FAIRLY COMPENSATE EXONERATED PEOPLE SO THAT THEY HAVE THE FINANCIAL FOOTING AND OTHER SUPPORT THEY NEED AND DESERVE TO RESTART THEIR LIVES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 31, 2017, THE INNOCENCE PROJECT HAD 10 LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES AND ADVOCATED FOR THREE ADDITIONAL STATEWIDE POLICE PRACTICE POLICIES THROUGH EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AND THE COURTS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$770,112	ExpenseAmt
Desc	SCIENCE AND RESEARCH: THE MISAPPLICATION OF FORENSIC SCIENCE CONTRIBUTED TO ALMOST HALF OF THE WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN CLEARED THROUGH DNA TESTING IN THE UNITED STATES. TO ADDRESS THIS DIRE ISSUE, THE INNOCENCE PROJECT CONTRACTS LOBBYISTS TO URGE CONGRESS AND EXECUTIVE AGENCIES TO SUPPORT RESEARCH THAT WILL VALIDATE FORENSIC DISCIPLINES AND SET SMART AND CONSISTENT STANDARDS AROUND THEIR USE IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND IN COURT. WE'RE ALSO WORKING TO IMPROVE FORENSIC SCIENCE OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW AT THE STATE LEVEL. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017, WE RESPONDED TO REQUESTS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR COMMENTS ON VARIOUS PROJECTS, INCLUDING PROPOSED GUIDANCE FOR UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR TESTIMONY AND REPORTING, AS WELL AS METHODOLOGY FOR REVIEWING FORENSIC SCIENCE DISCIPLINES, AND A PROPOSED SENTINEL EVENTS RESEARCH PLAN.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$3,613,120	ExpenseAmt
Desc	STRATEGIC LITIGATION: COURT DECISIONS CAN LEAD TO WIDE-RANGING REFORM, SPURRING BETTER PRACTICES BY POLICE AND PROSECUTORS. THE INNOCENCE PROJECT'S STRATEGIC LITIGATION DEPARTMENT WORKS THROUGH THE COURTS AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM TO ADDRESS THE LEADING CAUSES OF WRONGFUL CONVICTION AND TO MAKE JUDGES, ATTORNEYS AND POLICYMAKERS AWARE OF THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO WRONGFUL CONVICTION. OUR STRATEGIC LITIGATION ATTORNEYS USE MULTIPLE STRATEGIES TO CHANGE THE LAW AROUND THE USE OF UNVALIDATED FORENSIC TECHNIQUES, UNRELIABLE EYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATIONS, AND FALSE CONFESSIONS. THEY ENGAGE IN DIRECT REPRESENTATION OF CLIENTS, TAKING ON CASES THAT THEY BELIEVE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PROMPT SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE ACROSS THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. THEY ALSO FILE AMICUS BRIEFS, CONSULT WITH AND SUPPORT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND PROVIDE TRAINING TO ATTORNEYS AND JUDGES. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017, STAFF TRAINED MORE THAN 1,900 LAWYERS AND HAD TWENTY-SIX MAJOR COURT RULINGS. COMMUNICATIONS: THE INNOCENCE PROJECT BELIEVES THAT EACH DNA EXONERATION IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE AWARENESS AROUND AND BUILD PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ITS COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT WORKS TO ENSURE THAT EACH EXONERATION GENERATES SIGNIFICANT MEDIA ATTENTION IN ALL TYPES OF MEDIA. IT ALSO WORKS TO INSERT THE ORGANIZATION'S VOICE INTO THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ABOUT SYSTEMIC REFORM, PLACING STORIES AND OPINION PIECES THAT FURTHER OUR PUBLIC POLICY GOALS. THE DEPARTMENT MAINTAINS A ROBUST DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE AND ENGAGES AND EDUCATES OUR MANY SUPPORTERS THROUGH A DAILY BLOG, AS WELL AS INNOCENCE PROJECT VIDEOS, INTERVIEWS AND OTHER MEDIA. ITS THREE ANNUAL PRINT PUBLICATIONS PROVIDE SUPPORTERS WITH AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CLIENTS' CASES AND STORIES AND ALSO THE ORGANIZATION'S WORK. THE DEPARTMENT ALSO RUNS THE INNOCENCE PROJECT SPEAKERS BUREAU, WHICH ARRANGES FOR EXONEREES AND STAFF TO SPEAK AT UNIVERSITIES, CORPORATIONS, AND CIVIC AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. IN LINE WITH THE INNOCENCE PROJECT'S STRATEGIC GOAL TO TACKLE SOME OF THE UNDERLYING PROBLEMS THAT SEVERELY COMPROMISE OUR QUALITY OF JUSTICE, THE DEPARTMENT IS EXPANDING THE SCOPE OF ITS PUBLIC AWARENESS WORK, PLANNING NEW EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS THAT TARGET THE RACIAL BIAS AND INJUSTICE THAT PERVADES OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; AMERICA'S MASSIVE PLEA DEAL SYSTEM AND THE PRESSURE IT PLACES ON INNOCENT PEOPLE TO PLEAD GUILTY; AND THE LACK OF PROSECUTORIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND OUR COUNTRY'S GROSSLY INADEQUATE INDIGENT DEFENSE SYSTEM.NETWORK SUPPORT: THE ORGANIZATION'S NETWORK SUPPORT UNIT PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INNOCENCE NETWORK, AN AFFILIATION OF LIKEMINDED ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY DEDICATED TO PROVIDING PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO PROVE THEIR INNOCENCE, AND MANAGES AND RUNS AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE FOR NETWORK MEMBERS, EXONERATED MEN AND WOMEN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$3,613,120	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$9,524,746	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	Yes (1)	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (1)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	Yes (1)	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	57	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	85	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (1)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	18	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	18	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own Website	Yes (X)	OwnWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CANDICE CARNAGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2123645353	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	40 WORTH STREET SUITE 701	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10013	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (25 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
RODNEY ELLIS
BOARD MEMBER/CHAIR	6.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
STEPHEN SCHULTE
BOARD MEMBER/VICE CHAIR	3.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JACK TAYLOR
BOARD MEMBER/TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GORDON DUGAN
BOARD MEMBER/ASST.TREASURE	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
EKOW YANKAH
BOARD MEMBER/EXECUTIVE CMT	4.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARVIN ANDERSON
BOARD MEMBER	3.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JASON FLOM
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN GRISHAM
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR ERIC S LANDER
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
VERED RABIA
BOARD MEMBER	12.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVEN REISS
BOARD MEMBER	3.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MATTHEW ROTHMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES RAMSEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DENISE FODERADO
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANDREW TANANBAUM
BOARD MEMBER	2.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOHN KANEB
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JESSICA AROTH
BOARD MEMBER	6.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
AUDREY STRAUSS
BOARD MEMBER	1.50	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MADELINE DELONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA	40.00		Yes (X)	$241,463	$0	$32,254
CANDICE CARNAGE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$144,562	$0	$16,904
REBECCA BROWN
POLICY DIRECTOR	40.00			$141,802	$0	$16,660	Yes (X)
AUDREY LEVITIN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	40.00			$157,481	$0	$30,399	Yes (X)
ANGELA AMEL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	40.00			$146,426	$0	$29,806	Yes (X)
MERYL SHWARTZ
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	40.00			$171,534	$0	$30,802	Yes (X)
PAUL CATES
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	40.00			$147,466	$0	$16,844	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,150,734	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$173,669	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	7	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE RABEN GROUP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1640 RHODE ISLAND AVE NW STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	LEGISLATIVE CONSULTING	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$121,472	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Fundraising	$2,288,324	FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions	$13,307,168	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$15,595,492	TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$237,762	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$237,762	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,336,820	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,336,963	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-$143	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$143	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$143	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income	$212,900	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$2,288,324	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses	$453,092	FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$240,192	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$240,192	ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
NETWORK CONFERENCE FEES	900099	$215,919	$215,919
NETWORK DUES	900099	$41,905	$41,905
MISCELLANEOUS INCOME	900099	$41,252	$41,252

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$299,076	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$15,891,995	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$299,076	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	-$2,573	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$441,304	TotalAmt
Program Services	$346,061	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,396	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,847	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,639,179	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,422,128	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$695,092	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$521,959	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,042	TotalAmt
Program Services	$167,847	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,383	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,812	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,110,661	TotalAmt
Program Services	$870,957	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$136,902	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$102,802	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$438,717	TotalAmt
Program Services	$344,033	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,077	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$40,607	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,489	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,489	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,500	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,500	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$399,976	TotalAmt
Program Services	$399,976	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$64,117	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$64,117	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$639,744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$491,928	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$147,816	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$412,152	TotalAmt
Program Services	$289,844	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$32,639	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$89,669	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$795,260	TotalAmt
Program Services	$624,345	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$98,423	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$72,492	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$574,973	TotalAmt
Program Services	$534,323	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$26,717	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,933	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$319,876	TotalAmt
Program Services	$274,203	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$20,350	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$25,323	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$219,193	TotalAmt
Program Services	$172,085	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$27,127	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$19,981	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$72,731	TotalAmt
Program Services	$57,100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,001	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,630	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
EXONERATION PROGRAM EXP	$238,262	$238,162	$100
DNA AND FORENSIC TESTS	$234,682	$234,682
BANK AND FILING FEES	$92,132	$165	$58,143	$33,824
RESEARCH AND PROGRAM MA	$32,000	$31,387	$560	$53

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$112,677	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,031	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$76,223	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$16,423	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,082,667	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,524,746	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,464,523	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,093,398	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,132,717	BOYAmt
EOY	$375,507	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,711,819	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,903,712	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,172,619	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,395,921	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$503	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,888	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$222,147	BOYAmt
EOY	$198,686	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,548,724	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$1,856,770	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$790,384	BOYAmt
EOY	$691,954	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,816,734	BOYAmt
EOY	$15,001,915	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$257,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$257,288	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,111,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,837,374	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$717,196	BOYAmt
EOY	$824,472	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$504,274	BOYAmt
EOY	$448,804	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,221,470	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,273,276	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$19,243,374	BOYAmt
EOY	$23,780,464	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,646,667	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,783,634	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$20,890,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$25,564,098	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,111,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,837,374	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$3,809,328	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$864,729	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,799,588	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,532,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,247,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,885,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,595,492	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$69,060,604	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$8,799,588	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$10,532,633	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$19,247,376	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$14,885,515	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$15,595,492	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$69,060,604	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$9,185,941	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$59,874,663	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,827	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$2,919	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$3,822	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$113,837	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$237,762	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$360,167	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$157,535	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$243,436	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$166,203	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$255,114	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$299,076	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,121,364	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$70,542,135	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.84880	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.87600	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$371	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$592,025	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$592,396	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$11,490,273	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$12,082,669	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$754,133	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$188,533	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$649,729	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$650,406	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$694,022	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$754,133	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,748,290	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$4,122,435	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$442,229	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$456,766	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$561,464	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$592,396	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$2,052,855	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$162,432	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$162,602	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$173,506	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$188,533	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$687,073	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$1,030,610	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	$11,021	CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2	$8,702	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$1,204	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$371	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$21,298	TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$18,068,706	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,551,598	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$21,620,304	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$14,801,629	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,267,077	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$18,068,706	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$3,082,449	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$11,719,180	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$14,801,629	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,809,109	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$1,273,340	ContributionsAmt
End Year Balance	$3,082,449	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$1,809,109	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
End Year Balance	$1,809,109	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	1.00000	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$741,657	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$388,362	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$353,295	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,803,681	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,468,408	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$335,273	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$3,386	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$3,386	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$691,954	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	DEFERRED RENT CREDIT	Desc
Amt	$448,804	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$448,804	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$37,837,395	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$864,729	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$21,080,671	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$21,945,400	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$15,891,995	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$15,891,995	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$33,163,338	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts	$21,080,671	DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$21,080,671	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$12,082,667	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$12,082,667	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART V, LINE 4:

BOARD-DESIGNATED NET ASSETS ARE RESTRICTED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR CASH RESERVE PURPOSES AND TO FUND UNANTICIPATED PROJECTS THAT FURTHER THE WORK OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT. INCOME EARNED ON THESE FUNDS IS UNRESTRICTED. TRANSFERS FROM THIS FUND ARE PART OF A BOARD-APPROVED FUNDING PLAN FOR THE ORGANIZATION. BOARD-DESIGNATED CAMPAIGN FOR JUSTICE INCLUDE FUNDS DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD TO ENSURE THE ONGOING FINANCIAL HEALTH OF THE INNOCENCE PROJECT AND TO ALLOW THE ORGANIZATION TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NEW AND UNANTICIPATED OPPORTUNITIES AS THEY ARISE. INCOME EARNED ON THESE FUNDS IS UNRESTRICTED AND BOARD APPROVAL IS NECESSARY FOR ANY FUNDS WITHDRAWN.

PART X, LINE 2:

MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE TAX POSITIONS FOR EACH OF THE OPEN TAX YEARS (2014-2016) OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE ORGANIZATION'S 2017 TAX RETURN AND HAS CONCLUDED THAT THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE RECOGNITION IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	0	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CMI	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1325 SIXTH AVE FL 27	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10019	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activity	BENEFIT EVENT CONSULTANT	ActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds	0	FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor	$64,117	RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization	-$64,117	NetToOrganizationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors	$64,117	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	-$64,117	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Event1	GALA	Event1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1	$2,074,650	GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1	$1,861,750	CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1	$212,900	GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1	$246,584	RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1	$158,044	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Event2	YOUNG PROFESSIONALS	Event2Nm
Gross Receipts Event2	$164,393	GrossReceiptsEvent2Amt
Charitable Contri Event2	$164,393	CharitableContriEvent2Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event2	$34,560	RentFacilityCostsEvent2Amt
Food And Beverage Event2	$93	FoodAndBeverageEvent2Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event2	$7,230	OtherDirectExpensesEvent2Amt
Other Events Total	1	OtherEventsTotalCnt
Gross Receipts Other Events	$262,181	GrossReceiptsOtherEventsAmt
Charitable Contri Other Events	$262,181	CharitableContriOtherEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Other Events	$6,581	FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total	$2,501,224	GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot	$2,288,324	CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events	$212,900	GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events	$281,144	RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events	$6,674	FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events	$165,274	OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events	$453,092	DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary	-$240,192	NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
MADELINE DELONE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETA	$241,463	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$8,931	$0	$23,323	$0	$273,717	$0	$0	$0
CANDICE CARNAGE
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$144,562	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,918	$0	$10,986	$0	$161,466	$0	$0	$0
REBECCA BROWN
POLICY DIRECTOR	$141,802	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,674	$0	$10,986	$0	$158,462	$0	$0	$0
AUDREY LEVITIN
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT	$157,481	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,601	$0	$23,798	$0	$187,880	$0	$0	$0
ANGELA AMEL
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS	$146,426	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,095	$0	$23,711	$0	$176,232	$0	$0	$0
MERYL SHWARTZ
DEPUTY DIRECTOR	$171,534	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,139	$0	$23,663	$0	$202,336	$0	$0	$0
PAUL CATES
COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR	$147,466	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,900	$0	$10,944	$0	$164,310	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	DRAFT OF FORM 990 IS FIRST REVIEWED BY AUDIT COMMITTEE, THEN SENT TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL BOARD MEMBERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST CERTIFICATION AND FORM 990 DISCLOSURE FORM.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD BASED ON INDUSTRY STANDARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.